Not My Job: Mindy Kaling Gets Quizzed On Do-It-Yourself Projects
Since Kaling was the star of The Mindy Project, we're going to ask her to play a game called "The Home Improvement Project."
Arts & Life
Survival Is Insufficient: 'Station Eleven' Preserves Art After The Apocalypse
In Emily St. John Mandel's novel, Station Eleven, a Shakespearean troupe clings to scraps of civilization after a deadly pandemic. Mandel and NPR's Scott Simon talk about art at the end of the world.
After Verses Turn To Versus, Poet Emerges With Renowned Oxford Post
If you didn't know better, you might mistake the hubbub for American politics. But amid the fickle endorsements and dust-ups, poet Simon Armitage won election as the newest Oxford professor of poetry.
Tell Us About Your Favorite Romances — It's The NPR Books Summer Of Love!
This year our famous summer reader poll is all about romance. Whether you like contemporary, historical, suspense or inspirational, we want to hear about your favorite Happily Ever Afters!
Don't Know Much About History? Read A Romance
Pick up a historical romance and you'll find more than a pleasant read. Often, you'll find a new connection to people, places and history-- for example, the Battle of Waterloo, 200 years ago today.
The Weird — Weirder? — Thing About The Ferrell-Wiig Lifetime Movie
Despite the big stars, it's hard to make a straight-faced parody of something watched by people who often already think it's a joke.
Pixar's 'Inside Out' Is A Mind-Opening Masterpiece
Director Pete Docter had the idea for this movie a little over five years ago after he saw his own 11-year-old daughter become sad and tried to imagine how the world looked through her eyes.
Jacqueline Woodson On Growing Up, Coming Out And Saying Hi To Strangers
Woodson, the author of the young adult novel Brown Girl Dreaming, says that growing up in South Carolina, she knew that the safest place was with her family. Originally broadcast Dec. 10, 2014.
Why The Key Character In 'Inside Out' Is The One Who Isn't There
Surprisingly, Pixar's latest goes without an element that almost every adventure movie for kids is sure to provide: a villain.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Inside Out' And Moms And Dads In Love
On this week's show, we explore Pixar's new exploratory movie about a girl's brain, and we talk about why pop culture often struggles to give parents rich, satisfying romantic lives.